Linlithgow
Britishnoun
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a town in SE Scotland, in West Lothian: ruined palace, residence of Scottish kings and birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots. Pop: 13 370 (2001)
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the former name of West Lothian
Example Sentences
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Born on Hogmanay 1954 in Linlithgow, Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond grew up in a town soaked in Scottish history and tradition.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024
Liz lived by the Union Canal in Linlithgow and was a leading figure in Burgh Beautiful, a programme to enhance the local area.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2022
A Linlithgow pub has announced plans to change its name from The Black Bitch to The Black Hound.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2021
He’d told a gathering of journalists in a Linlithgow pub, he was “no saint”; during his trial, Salmond’s lawyer admitted his client “could have been a better man.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2021
Amongst other notices of the Town Cross at Linlithgow is a record of punishment inflicted upon an unfortunate burgess, for “in his great raschness and suddantie destroying the head of the Toun’s drum.”
From Bygone Church Life in Scotland by Various
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